Rockland, MA. –  Prior Scientific Instruments, Ltd., a Cambridge based manufacturer of precision optical and mechanical instrumentation is pleased to announce that it has acquired Queensgate Instruments, a division of Elektron Technology.  Queensgate, with its manufacturing based in Torquay, is a leading supplier of high precision nanopositioning systems and sensors.

“Queensgate is the premier manufacturer of extremely high accuracy positioning devices and sensors and they fit in well with the precision products that Prior has been supplying to a variety of markets,” says CEO, Tom Freda.  “With our established sales and marketing presence, we look forward to serving the existing Queensgate customer base and expanding the business throughout the world.”

To learn more about Prior Scientific, visit www.prior.com.

About Prior Scientific Instruments

Founded in 1919, Prior has been a world leader in high precision automation systems and components for a variety of scientific and industrial applications.  Prior’s extensive line of motorized xy stages, Z drives and columns, illumination systems, autofocus systems, and robotic sample handling allow Prior to be a premier supplier of custom and OEM components and systems.

About Queensgate Instruments

Queensgate Nano was founded in 1979 and span out from a ground-breaking research program at Imperial College, London.  Queensgate quite literally “wrote the book” on Nanopositioning taking the idea from the lab to a cynical world who believed it couldn’t be done with the required level of accuracy.  Today Queensgate are leaders in state-of-the-art Nanopositioning solutions, providing custom-built products to meet customer requirements. Queensgate offers a wide range of Nanotechnology products from nano sensors to nanopositioning devices, control electronics, translators, and software.